Directive on the re-use of public sector information
| European Union directive | |
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| Title | Directive on the re-use of public sector information |
|---|---|
| Made by | European Parliament & Council |
| Made under | Art. 95 |
| Journal reference | L 345, 2003-12-31, pp. 90–96 |
| History | |
| Date made | 2003-11-17[1] |
| Came into force | 2003-12-31[1] |
| Implementation date | 2008-05-08[1] |
| Preparative texts | |
| Commission proposal | C 365 E, 2000-12-19, p. 223 |
| EESC opinion | C 85, 2003-04-08, p. 25 |
| Reports | |
| Other legislation | |
| Replaces | — |
| Amends | — |
| Amended by | — |
| Replaced by | — |
| Substantially amended | |
Directive 2003/98/EC on the re-use of public sector information, otherwise known as the PSI Directive[2][3] is an EU directive that encourages EU member states to make as much public sector information available for re-use as possible. Previous to the creation of this directive this area was left to member states to regulate. This directive now provides a common legislative framework for this area.
The Directive is an attempt to remove barriers that hinder the re-use of public sector information throughout the Union.
The ePSIplus web portal (which has since been renamed "ePSIplatform") was set up as a result of this directive.
In 2013 it was amended to make it more aligned with open government data concepts and also to contemplate cultural heritage information, among other modifications.[4]
Definition
"Public sector information" includes « any content whatever its medium (written on paper or stored in electronic form or as a sound, visual or audiovisual recording)» when produced by a public sector body within its mandate. However the directive explicitly excluded a number of cases, including:[5]
(d) documents held by public service broadcasters and their subsidiaries, and by other bodies or their subsidiaries for the fulfilment of a public service broadcasting remit; (e) documents held by educational and research establishments, such as schools, universities, archives, libraries and research facilities including, where relevant, organisations established for the transfer of research results; (f) documents held by cultural establishments, such as museums, libraries, archives, orchestras, operas, ballets and
theatres.
References
- ^ a b c Directive 2003/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 November 2003 on the re-use of public sector information (OJ L 345, 31.12.2003 p. 90)
- ^ Existing rules on re-use of public sector information Accessed: 2010-01-21
- ^ Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Re-use of Public Sector Information : review of Directive 2003/98/EC Accessed: 2010-01-21
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2003:345:0090:0096:EN:PDF